Freeagent Theater+ HD Media Player User Guide
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FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player User Guide Media Player User Guide For FreeAgent ® Theater+ ™ Media Player User Guide © 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and FreeAgent are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors including file size, file format, features, and application software. 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DTS and DTS 2.0 + Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. Seagate Technology LLC 920 Disc Drive Scotts Valley CA 95066 U.S.A. Media Player User Guide 3 2 Contents 1. About Your Media Player . 5 This is Your Media Player . 5 What You Can Do With Your Media Player . .6 Your Media Player Components . 6 What Else You Need . 7 2. Getting Started . 8 Powering On For the First Time . 8 Connecting a FreeAgent Drive or External USB Drive . 9 Navigating the Media Player Screens and Menus . 9 Adding a WiFi Adapter . 13 Checking the Network Settings . 13 Sharing Media Files Over Your Network . 13 Next Steps . 13 Finding More Help . 14 3. Watching Movies . 14 Before You Begin . 14 Playing a Movie . 15 Finding a Movie to Watch . 16 Controlling a Movie’s DVD Features . 17 Playing a Personal Video from a Digital Camcorder . 17 Playing Movies in Slow Motion . 18 4. Viewing Photos and Pictures . 18 Before You Begin . 18 Viewing Pictures . 18 Viewing Pictures in a Slideshow . 20 Finding Pictures . .21 Viewing Pictures from a Digital Camera . 22 5. Listening to Music . 22 Before You Begin . 22 Playing Music . 23 Setting Up Continuous Play and Shuffling . 23 Finding Music . 24 Checking Which Song is Currently Playing . 25 6. Accessing Online Media Content . 25 Accessing an Internet Service . 25 Activating a Paramount® Account (US Only) . 26 Managing Your Netflix® Account (US Only) . 27 3 7. Syncing Your Media Files . 28 Installing Seagate Media . 29 Understanding How Media Sync Works . 31 Synchronizing Your Media Files (Windows) . 31 Synchronizing Your Media Files (Macintosh) . 36 8. Managing Your Media Player and Connected Devices . 38 Understanding the Media Player’s LEDs . 38 Connecting a Keyboard to the Media Player . 38 Updating the Media Player Firmware . 38 Updating the Seagate Media Software . 40 Creating Shortcuts to Shared Folders . 40 Managing FreeAgent Drives with Seagate Media . 43 Removing a FreeAgent Drive . 47 Disconnecting a USB Drive, Camera, or Camcorder . 47 Disconnecting the Media Player . 47 Resetting the Media Player to Its Original Settings . 47 9. Customizing Your Media Player Settings . 49 Customizing the Video Settings . 49 Setting the Media Player for TVs in Other Countries . 50 Customizing the Audio Settings . 51 Changing the Menu Language . 52 Changing the Media Player Screensaver . 52 Turning Off a FreeAgent Drive LED . 53 Adjusting the Date and Time . .53 Changing the Media Player’s Network Settings . 53 Setting a Language for Information Screens . .56 Viewing DivX® Account Information . 56 10. Solving Problems . 57 General Troubleshooting Tips . 57 Common Problems and Solutions . 58 Updating the Media Player Firmware . 60 Recovering After a Firmware Update Failure . 60 Resetting the Media Player Manually . 61 Finding More Help . 61 4 1. About Your Media Player The FreeAgent Theater+ ™ media player is a home theater solution that makes it simple for you to move your multimedia files from your computer to your TV. Getting started takes only a few minutes. Just connect the media player to your TV; drag your movies, pictures, and music from your computer onto a portable drive; and connect the portable drive to the media player. Use the media player menus and the remote control buttons to navigate to your media files and select viewing options. This User Guide is for Seagate FreeAgent ® Theater+™ HD media player. This chapter provides an overview of your media player, describes its main features and components, and lists the other things you need to set up a simple home theater system. The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player can play digital media files from a variety of sources: • A FreeAgent Go ™ portable drive or any NTFS, FAT32, or HFS/HFS+ formatted external • USB storage device • A compatible digital camera or camcorder • Internet media services • Computers connected to your local network (displays only files and folders shared to the network) The media player indexes and creates a database of all the media files stored on external devices connected to it. This allows you to sort and display your media in a variety of ways. For example, you can view files as thumbnails or in a list or sort them alphabetically or according to the date they were saved. You can use the media player out of the box without installing any software. However, the FreeAgent Theater computer software allows you to synchronize media folders on your drive with those on your computer and access your external drive features. If you want to use the FreeAgent Theater application to manage and sync your media files, see Chapter 7 “Synchronizing Your Media Files (Windows)” on page 31 or Chapter 7 “Synchronizing Your Media Files (Macintosh)” on page 36 for instructions on how to install and use the FreeAgent Theater application. 5 What You Can Do With Your Media Player Your media player is an easy-to-use home theater solution that lets you enjoy your digital movies, pictures, and music on your TV. With your media player, you can: • Move your digital movies, pictures, and music files from your computer to your TV using a Seagate FreeAgent drive or other external USB drive. • Enjoy your photographs and personal videos while they’re still stored on your digital camera or camcorder. • Access photos, movies, and news media online through supported Web-based media service sites. • Share movies, pictures, and music from all your computers over your wired or wireless home network. • Browse and search your media files from a single location. • Use the Seagate Media software to ensure that you always have even your most recent movie, picture, and music files organized and available on your media player. Your Media Player Components These components are included with your media player: • FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player • Remote control with 2 AAA batteries. All media player features are controlled using the remote control buttons and the on-screen menus. 6 • Composite audio/video cable • Component video cable • Ethernet cable • AC power adapter • Installation CD, including Seagate Media software for Windows ® or Macintosh ® What Else You Need In addition to the media player components listed in the previous section, you also need: • Television with available HDMI, component, or composite connectors • Video, music, and/or picture files in supported formats • Computer running Windows XP or later, or Mac OS X or later, for Seagate Media, software that synchronizes and organizes media files on your drives • (Optional) FreeAgent Go drive (Theater+) • (Optional) External USB storage device.